Bradley Cooper goes nude for W Magazine shoot

The actor is one of 39 stars highlighted in W Magazine's special "Movie Issue," profiling the year's best acting performances.

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Bradley, who is being featured for his role as Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle in American Sniper, stripped down for his spread inside the mag – shielding himself by holding a pair of cream colored slacks over his legs with a matching jacket over his shoulder.

Bradley opened up to W about preparing for his latest movie, telling the mag, "On USO tours, I went to bases in the middle of nowhere in enemy territory. I was with the soldiers in their barracks, and I really got a sense of it."

We're curious what you think of Bradley's W photo shoot! Are you a fan? Or, is it a tad too artsy for your liking?! Let us know by sending in a tweet with the hashtag #ETnow.

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NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 07: Actors Bill Nighy (L) and Bradley Cooper attend American Theatre Wing's 69th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 21: Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence attend the after party of a screening of 'Serena' hosted by Magnolia Pictures And The Cinema Society With Dior Beauty on March 21, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 06: Actors Bradley Cooper and Victor Garber attend Sardi's Caricature Unveiling at Sardi's on May 6, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: Taya Kyle (L) and Bradley Cooper attend the opening of 'American Sniper' at the Burke Theater at the U.S. Navy Memorial on January 13, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13: Bradley Cooper attends the opening of 'American Sniper' at the Burke Theater at the U.S. Navy Memorial on January 13, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 15: Actors Sienna Miller and Bradley Cooper attend the 'American Sniper' New York Premiere at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic)

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 08: (L-R) Actors Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish and Robert De Niro attend Relativity Media's world premiere of 'Limitless' presented by DeLeon Tequila at Regal Union Square Theatre, Stadium 14 on March 8, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Relativity Media)